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DOE to Fund CO2 Storage Projects

The DOE is putting $21.3 million over three years into the initiatives in the hope of developing the technology and infrastructure for large-scale CO2 storage in different geological formations across the US. Here is a summary of each project.

13Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Development of Clean Coal Technologies Goal of UW’s
Call for Proposals

The 2010 Wyoming Clean Coal Technologies was created by the Wyoming State Legislature to stimulate research and development in the area of low-emissions coal technology. Commercially successful deployment is the ultimate goal of this program.

6Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming First State to Codify Law for
Carbon Sequestration

The Cowboy State could be the first to develop a comprehensive set of legal rules dealing with carbon sequestration risk. Before we begin carbon sequestration projects, say lawmakers in the state, we need to get some fundamental legal rights and responsibilities clear.

7Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Coal Plant Draws Fire in South Dakota

A group of Rapid City residents and the South Dakota Peace and Justice Center contend that Black Hills Power could have avoided building an expensive new coal-fired power plant in Wyoming by implementing energy efficiency measures.

7May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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CO2 Reduction Not Part of WyGen III Coal-Fired Plant — at Least for Now

Bucking the trend in several other states, such as neighboring Colorado where new legislation is curtailing coal-fired plants, Wyoming’s latest facility is now online near Gillette. WyGen III is delivering electricity to approximately 70,000 residents in western South Dakota and parts of Wyoming and Montana.

14Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Smart Grid Makes it to Wyoming

Many experts say that rising energy costs and environmental degradation require a 180-degree shift away from the flick-the-switch-and-forget-it mindset.

31Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming’s Crash Program to
Develop ‘Green’ Coal

Freudenthal took the issue one step further: Were there any circumstances under which California regulators and utilities would consider power produced by Wyoming coal to be “green” enough to sell for premium prices?

18Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Developers Forging Ahead with Wyo-Colo Transmission Line

Despite slow going, a power transmission project line linking the wind fields of southeast Wyoming and Colorado’s Front Range is still being pushed by developers — New Jersey-based LS Power and the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority.

15Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Supreme Court Upholds Coal Plant Permit

The Powder River Basin Resource Council and Sierra Club challenged an air quality permit the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality issued for the plant in 2007, even though operators say they’ve installed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of pollution control equipment.

10Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE Passes on Clean Coal Project in Utah

The U.S. Department of Energy has determined that the project proposed by Deseret Power will not be selected to receive any funding under the latest clean energy initiative program. Instead, the agency has targeted coal projects in Alabama, West Virginia and Texas to receive nearly $1 billion in grants to help promote new technology for reducing CO2 from coal-fired resources.

28Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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IGCC Technology in a Reduced Carbon World — GE Energy Makes Its Case

This plant could become a model for new power generating facilities worldwide and help position the United States as a leader in low carbon power generation,” said Jonathan Briggs, regional director of the Americas for Hydrogen Energy.

18Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Fort Collins’ Power Provider Adds Electricity
from Wyoming Wind Farm

The Silver Sage project near Cheyenne is delivering electricity to Platte River Power Authority, which serves Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland and Estes Park in Colorado. The new power more than doubles Platte River’s wind generation resources.

5Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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